Freelancer Advertisements

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

God's Gift

A saint lives under the will of God. He is always grateful for the bounties bestowed upon him, does not complain. He loves God. Bounties he accepts only as a gift from Him (God). If ever he has to chose between the bounties and Bountiful, he will without hesitation choose the Bountiful. As a wife looks to her husband for her needs, but when her husband cannot provide her with a new saree, she doesn’t say, “You will be my husband only if you get me a new saree, otherwise not.Saints love God for loving sake, Devotee never complains. Whatever you have got, is a gift from God.You don’t become arrogant and selfish for the wealth you have got, and use it to harm other. While enjoying the material comforts, we should appreciate the provider. Saints know it, so they don't get upset if they don’t have it. The saints know that wealth, body and soul are the gift from god, it belongs to Him. He can take it back if and when He likes. God is the sole Creator. All belong to Him. That is why saints always live in His bliss, always praise Him.

Even in adversity, they don’t complain to Him. Always Thank God.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Perspective

(Perception, Truth, Perspective, Empathy, Communications and Understanding)
There are various versions of the story of the blind men and the elephant. The blind men and the elephant is a legend that appears in different cultures - notably China, Africa and India - and the tale dates back thousands of years. Some versions of the story feature three blind men, others five or six, but the message is always the same. Here's a story of the six blind men and the elephant:
Six blind men were discussing exactly what they believed an elephant to be, since each had heard how strange the creature was, yet none had ever seen one before. So the blind men agreed to find an elephant and discover what the animal was really like.
It didn't take the blind men long to find an elephant at a nearby market. The first blind man approached the beast and felt the animal's firm flat side. "It seems to me that the elephant is just like a wall," he said to his friends.
The second blind man reached out and touched one of the elephant's tusks. "No, this is round and smooth and sharp - the elephant is like a spear."
Intrigued, the third blind man stepped up to the elephant and touched its trunk. "Well, I can't agree with either of you; I feel a squirming writhing thing - surely the elephant is just like a snake."
The fourth blind man was of course by now quite puzzled. So he reached out, and felt the elephant's leg. "You are all talking complete nonsense," he said, "because clearly the elephant is just like a tree."
Utterly confused, the fifth blind man stepped forward and grabbed one of the elephant's ears. "You must all be mad - an elephant is exactly like a fan."
Duly, the sixth man approached, and, holding the beast's tail, disagreed again. "It's nothing like any of your descriptions - the elephant is just like a rope."
And all six blind men continued to argue, based on their own particular experiences, as to what they thought an elephant was like. It was an argument that they were never able to resolve. Each of them was concerned only with their own idea. None of them had the full picture, and none could see any of the other's point of view. Each man saw the elephant as something quite different, and while in part each blind man was right, none was wholly correct.There is never just one way to look at something - there are always different perspectives, meanings, and perceptions, depending on who is looking.
And all six blind men continued to argue, based on their own particular experiences, as to what they thought an elephant was like. It was an argument that they were never able to resolve. Each of them was concerned only with their own idea. None of them had the full picture, and none could see any of the other's point of view. Each man saw the elephant as something quite different, and while in part each blind man was right, none was wholly correct.
There is never just one way to look at something - there are always different perspectives, meanings, and perceptions, depending on who is looking.